We’ve never seen global sea ice levels this low before

The world climate has passed another troubling milestone this year: global sea ice levels are at the lowest level ever recorded. New research from the US National Snow & Ice Data Center in Boulder, Colorado indicates that the normal winter buildu...

China’s WeChat messenger tests its own version of instant apps

WeChat might not mean much here in the US, but in Asia, the messaging app boasts some 800 million users. Its next step toward dominance is "small programs" that act like apps within the chat service, according The Information. These perform singular...

Singapore’s self-driving taxi service has its first accident

That didn't take long: One of Singapore's nuTonomy self-driving taxis has already been in an at-fault collision. Less than a month after the service launched, a slow-moving taxi hit a lorry (translation: a truck) while changing lanes, according to a...

Security firm discovers Linux botnet that hits with 150 Gbps DDoS attacks

Akamai announced on Tuesday that its Security Intelligence Response Team has discovered a massive Linux-based botnet that's reportedly capable of downing websites under a torrent of DDoS traffic exceeding 150 Gbps. The botnet spreads via a Trojan v...

Asia Bibi: Church to appeal Death penalty


A lower court upheld the death penalty for a blasphemy ruling against Asia Bibi, a Christian mother of five children and the Catholic leaders in Pakistan have decided to appeal to their country’s...